There are 5 ways to get from Muscatine to San Diego by taxi, plane, bus, car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi to Quad City International Airport, fly
best- Take the taxi from Muscatine to Moline-Airport-MLItaxi
- Fly from Quad City International Airport (MLI) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane MLI - SAN
6h 55m$210–669Drive to The Eastern Iowa Airport, fly
cheapest- Drive from Muscatine to Cedar-Rapids-Airport-CIDcar
- Fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane CID - SAN
6h 59m$121–565Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Muscatine to Iowa Citytaxi
- Take the bus from Iowa City to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Las Vegas Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Las Vegas Bus Terminal to Santa Ana Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Santa Ana Bus Stop to San Diegobus
43h 46m$460–682Drive, train (Amtrak)
- Drive from Muscatine to Galesburg Amtrak Stationcar
- Take the train from Galesburg Amtrak Station to Fullerton Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to San Diegotrain
45h 2m$1,168–1,909Drive 1,892.4 mi
- Drive from Muscatine to San Diegocar 1,892.4 mi
29h 51m$346–499
Quad City International Airport (MLI) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Muscatine to San Diego is to drive and fly which costs $120 - $600 and takes 6h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Muscatine to San Diego is to taxi and fly which takes 6h 55m and costs $210 - $700.
The distance between Muscatine and San Diego is 1623 miles. The road distance is 1903.5 miles.
The best way to get from Muscatine to San Diego without a car is to taxi and bus which takes 43h 46m and costs $460 - $700.
It takes approximately 6h 55m to get from Muscatine to San Diego, including transfers.
San Diego is 2h behind Muscatine. It is currently 9:31 AM in Muscatine and 7:31 AM in San Diego.
Yes, the driving distance between Muscatine to San Diego is 1903 miles. It takes approximately 29h 51m to drive from Muscatine to San Diego.
There are 2388+ hotels available in San Diego.
What companies run services between Muscatine, IA, USA and San Diego, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Muscatine to San Diego. However, you can take the taxi to Moline-Airport-MLI airport then fly to San Diego International Airport (SAN). Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Iowa City, take the bus to Denver Union Station, take the bus to Las Vegas Bus Terminal, take the bus to Santa Ana Bus Stop, then take the bus to San Diego.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Quad City International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Friday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Quad City International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to San Diego International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Quad City International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Quad City International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to San Diego International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Quad City International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to San Diego International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to San Diego International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Galesburg Amtrak Station to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,100–1,800
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Iowa City to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–220
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Denver Union Station to Las Vegas Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–210
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Las Vegas Bus Terminal to Santa Ana Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Santa Ana Bus Stop to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–22
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Estimated price
- $100–160
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